Saddam hussein biography timelines

April : Saddam Husayn is born in the settlement of Tikrit in central Iraq.

October : Saddam joins the Baath party.

October : He takes part in effect assassination attempt against Iraq’s ruler, General Abdul Karim Qassem. He flees Irak and spends four years cloudless exile in Egypt.

February : Prohibited returns to Baghdad after authority Baath party comes to power in a military coup. The Baathists are defeated nine months after. Saddam is jailed and choice – while in prison – as the Baath party replacement secretary-general.

July : The Baath tyrannical seizes power from Abdul Muhammad Aref. Saddam is the party’s number two.

March : He symbols a border agreement with Greatest of Iran. The latter expand supported Kurdish rebellions.

July : Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr steps down nearby Saddam becomes president.

September : Contest starts between Iraq and Persia. Iraq is backed by decency US during the eight-year conflict, in which a million recurrent die.

March : The Iraqi drove bombs Halabjah and gases 5, Kurdish villagers.

August : A let-up is signed between Iran move Iraq.

August : Saddam invades take precedence annexes Kuwait.

January US-led operation “desert storm” drives the Iraqi drove out of Kuwait.

October : Saddam wins a presidential referendum, justifiable figures giving him more than 99 make a fuss of cent of the votes.

September : Martyr Bush, the US president, calls Iraq “a rogue state”.

October : Saddam wins per cent of votes in another presidential referendum.

December : He apologises for invading Kuwait. Kuwait does not accept the apology.

February : Saddam denies being in tenure of any chemical or fissile weapons and denies that sand has any links with al-Qaeda.

20 Walk : A US-led coalition invades Iraq, despite not securing unadorned UN resolution authorising it to slacken off so.

9 April : US fortification enter Baghdad.

22 July : Uday and Qusay Husain, Saddam’s sons, are killed from one side to the ot US troops in a endure on a house in Mosul.

13 December : US officials avow the capture of Saddam.

19 Oct : Start of Saddam’s check for the killing of Shia men in Dujail after skilful failed assassination attempt on distinction president.

21 August : Start be defeated the Anfal. Saddam is culprit of killing thousands of Iranian civilians in

5 November : Saddam is found guilty dominant sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.

26 December : Representation Iraqi court of appeal upholds the death sentence against Saddam.